Mrs. Buckley, a resident of Prescott, describes both her early and married lives. She also details her experiences with the logging inndustry and the political offices her father held.
Railroads
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In this interview, Mrs. Calhoun, 85, reminisces about her early life in this area while covering a variety of interesting subjects. The interview was put together very well and Mrs. Calhoun is extremely alert and articulate during the conversation.
Mr. Deans is a long time resident of River Falls. During this interview he relates many interesting things about River Falls during the 1890's and early 1900's.
In this interciew, Mr. Etcherson relates a kind of history of the logging industry for the student who is interested in the early logging and lumber industry in Wisconin.
Mr. Johnson was born in Skellefgea, Sweden and moved to the United States when he was 21 years old in 1910. He was a longtime foreman with the Chicago and Northwestern, or the Omaha shops in North Hudson, Wis. His interview details the history of the shops and the the kind of work that was done there.
Mr. Lindh offers some keen insights into the early logging business and his association with the Socialist Party in Wisconsin. A good, well put together interview. Mr. Lindh is extremely alert for an eighty year old man.
Mr. Myron was a longtime employee of the Northwestern Railroad. A Menominee, Wis. native, he learned telegraphy and worked briefly as a boom operator for the Chicago & Northwestern. In the early 1910's he became the depot agent for the railroad in Baldwin, Wis. and working there until his retirement in the 1960's. He discusses operations of the depot, types of freight handled, passenger service, train schedules, and changes in the line and the railroad over the years in great detail.
Frank Richie was born in Cumberland, WI, I 1897, where his father was a farmer. HE moved to Hudson, ca. 1912. Ritchie worked for fourty-four years in the railroad shops at North Hudson; he had six brothers, each of whom also worked in the shops. In thid memoir, Ritchie discusses the early years and development of North Hudson, as welll as his experiences growing up as an Italian-American in North Hudson.
M. A. Shepard, 90, lived in River Falls since 1888. During this interview he offers many interesting and informative facts about the River Falls aera and how it has changed since the 1890's. A good, informative interview.